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The Worst Episodes of Daniel Boone

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Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Daniel Boone Season 5 Episode 9 - The Valley of the Sun
    6.0/10(46 votes)

    #1 - The Valley of the Sun

    S5:E9

    While on a hunting trip with Daniel, Josh Clements meets mad collector Sir Hubert and is then held prisoner in a cavern filled with treasures of the Aztec sun god.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Daniel Boone Season 4 Episode 5 - Beaumarchais
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Beaumarchais

    S4:E5

    Boone guides a French ally, masquerading as an actor, who is traveling to Roanoke to buy guns for the Continental Army.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 1 - Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar
    6.8/10(50 votes)

    #3 - Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar

    S3:E1

    Boone faces a killer bear and the man who has sworn vengeance on the animal.

    Director:Alex Nicol
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Daniel Boone Season 5 Episode 26 - A Pinch of Salt
    6.8/10(48 votes)

    #4 - A Pinch of Salt

    S5:E26

    While on a surveying mission for the Continental Congress, Daniel and David get caught in the middle of a dispute between two women and a man bent on destroying their salt mine operation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Daniel Boone Season 6 Episode 13 - An Angel Cried
    6.8/10(43 votes)

    #5 - An Angel Cried

    S6:E13

    Josh discovers that an Indian party has burned down a mission with the only surviving nun hiding in a root cellar. They struggle to elude the Indians until help can finally arrive and save them.

    Director:Fess Parker
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Daniel Boone Season 6 Episode 11 - The Terrible Tarbots
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    #6 - The Terrible Tarbots

    S6:E11

    While transporting a box filled with gold for the Continental army, Daniel is beset upon by thieves. Complicating matters is that Israel is taken hostage as protection from Daniel while they lug the gold over the mountains.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 2 - The Allegiances
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #7 - The Allegiances

    S3:E2

    Mingo struggles with his divided heritage when an Indian council announces the British will help recapture Indian land.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:David Duncan

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  8. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 18 - The Wolf Man
    7.1/10(46 votes)

    #8 - The Wolf Man

    S3:E18

    As Boonesborough awaits a slavery vote, a frontiersman struggles to protect his pet wolf from townspeople.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 24 - The Necklace
    7.1/10(42 votes)

    #9 - The Necklace

    S3:E24

    A dying man confesses to murder and theft, producing a pearl necklace as proof, and tells of the innocent man to be hanged for his crimes. Against townsfolks' wishes, Daniel takes the necklace to New Orleans to secure the freedom of the accused man.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Daniel Boone Season 1 Episode 24 - Four-Leaf Clover
    7.2/10(58 votes)

    #10 - Four-Leaf Clover

    S1:E24

    An idealistic schoolteacher incites Boonesborough's wrath by giving gunpowder to the Shawnees.

    Director:John English
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Daniel Boone Season 1 Episode 27 - Daughter of the Devil
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Daughter of the Devil

    S1:E27

    A man is found dead by a group of travelers, one of them hears a strange noise and believes it to be the Devil in the form of a black panther. Daniel and Mingo believe a far more mundane explanation is at hand, and investigate to prove their point.

    Director:Joseph Sargent
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 6 - Run a Crooked Mile
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    #12 - Run a Crooked Mile

    S3:E6

    Israel is taken captive so Boone will help steal a war hero s body and then extort money from the family.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Daniel Boone Season 6 Episode 22 - Noblesse Oblige
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    #13 - Noblesse Oblige

    S6:E22

    A cook posing as a French prince falls in love in Boonesborough;

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:David Duncan

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  14. Daniel Boone Season 2 Episode 3 - The Mound Builders
    7.3/10(57 votes)

    #14 - The Mound Builders

    S2:E3

    A chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Daniel Boone Season 2 Episode 28 - Cibola
    7.3/10(50 votes)

    #15 - Cibola

    S2:E28

    A man finds only danger when he seeks a fabled city of gold.

    Director:Gerd Oswald
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 26 - Bitter Mission
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #16 - Bitter Mission

    S3:E26

    A traitor's plan to profit from war with the Spanish backfires.

    Director:R.G. Springsteen
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Daniel Boone Season 5 Episode 12 - Minnow for a Shark
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    #17 - Minnow for a Shark

    S5:E12

    Israel finds himself in the middle of a plot by a British Commodore to use a box of gold to find a thief, who may or may not be his friend, the one-armed Capt. Jack.

    Director:Nathan Juran
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Daniel Boone Season 6 Episode 18 - Run for the Money
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Run for the Money

    S6:E18

    Cincinnatus thinks he has found the fastest runner around and brings him to Boonesborough for a big race. His dream for success is complicated when another unknown runner enters the race and that the runners have a scheme of their own.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Daniel Boone Season 1 Episode 8 - A Short Walk to Salem
    7.4/10(63 votes)

    #19 - A Short Walk to Salem

    S1:E8

    Israel becomes lost in the woods after fur thieves ambush him, Boone and Yadkin.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Daniel Boone Season 1 Episode 16 - The First Stone
    7.4/10(57 votes)

    #20 - The First Stone

    S1:E16

    Boone befriends a mother and son, but learns the woman is accused of witchcraft.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 7 - The Matchmaker
    7.4/10(66 votes)

    #21 - The Matchmaker

    S3:E7

    Boone and Mingo agree to transport an unwilling Creek princess to an arranged wedding with a Shawnee.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Daniel Boone Season 3 Episode 22 - The Young Ones
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    #22 - The Young Ones

    S3:E22

    An orphan, determined to keep his family together, causes trouble for rescuer Boone.

    Director:Gerd Oswald
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Daniel Boone Season 4 Episode 11 - The Spanish Horse
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    #23 - The Spanish Horse

    S4:E11

    A boy, whose father was killed by Indians, faces the loss of his beloved horse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Daniel Boone Season 4 Episode 23 - The Far Side of Fury
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    #24 - The Far Side of Fury

    S4:E23

    Believing his son dead, Gideon takes revenge on Boone by stealing Israel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Daniel Boone Season 5 Episode 5 - The Plague That Came to Ford's Run
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #25 - The Plague That Came to Ford's Run

    S5:E5

    Josh returns to his hometown to visit a friend but finds the community a wreck and his friend missing.

    Director:Fess Parker
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Valley of the Sun" is the worst rated episode of "Daniel Boone". It scored 6/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Nathan Juran and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/28/1968. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Beaumarchais".